Following the
American Civil War, the United States Veterans Signal Association was formed from the original
Signal Corps established under Maj.
Albert J. Myer of the
U.S. Army. This organization was active for many years, ultimately being augmented by veterans from the
Spanish–American War and
World War I. The American Signal Corps Association, another World War I group, merged with the U.S. Veterans Signal Association in 1918 and was active until 1944 (
World War II). In May 1946, Maj. Gen. Harry C. Ingles, Brig. Gen.
David Sarnoff, and a number of industry leaders joined to found the Army Signal Association, absorbing the remaining chapters of its predecessors. In 1947, the name was changed to the Armed Forces Communications Association, and in 1954 the name evolved as the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. In the 1970s,
Gordon T. Gould served as the organization's national vice president; after his 1979 death, AFCEA created an award in his honor which is presented annually for the best classified paper on a communications or electronics topic. In 1979, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association became international with the establishment of chapters in
Europe,
Asia and
Canada. On October 1, 2018, the organization's name was shortened to AFCEA International. ==
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